THE BLACK PRINCE : No cuts in Pak |
The makers of `The Black Prince` are completely surprised that their movie has been cleared by Pakistan`s film censor board without a single cut and has now released there which is the birthplace of the last Sikh ruler Maharaja Duleep Singh.Based on the life of Maharaja Duleep Singh who was born in Lahore (now in Pakistan), the film narrates his tragic real life story who became a king at the age of five, was separated from his mother at 11 and exiled to England at 15. The youngest son of the mighty Maharaja Ranjit Singh, he was taken to England by the British, who saw this young king as a threat to their empire in India. Duleep Singh grew up under the patronage of Queen Victoria. Converted to Christianity, he met his mother again after 13 years. The Maharaja, torn between two worlds, began a journey to connect to his roots and converted again to Sikhism.Seeing that `The Black Prince` also covers sensitive subject of the diamond Kohinoor and how it was deceptively taken away from the Indian prince, the movie has been given clearance in Pakistan. The film has released in over 50 theatres there. It has been released in English and Hindi. The film stars Shabana Azmi, Satinder Sartaj among others.
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